Laser Hair Removal
Permanently Reduces Hair on All Skin Types with No Pain or Side Effects
The Neo Elite is a revolutionary Nd:YAG 1064nm laser with a 650-microsecond pulse duration — shorter than the thermal relaxation time of the skin tissue surrounding the follicle. As a result, the heat is effectively sealed within the follicle since it doesn’t have time to conduct outward to the surrounding skin.
- Permanently reduces hair after 4-6 treatments
- Treatment sessions are well-tolerated
- No skin cooling or anesthetics required
- Safe to use on skin of color
- Effective even on lighter-colored hairs and fair skin
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the patient need to shave before the procedure?
The patient should shave 2 or 3 days before the procedure, leaving small 2 to 3mm stubs of hair, but no longer. This is critically important for several reasons:
- Visible stubs ensures the hairs haven’t been waxed or plucked, so the shaft and follicle are intact and therefore efficacy is not compromised;
- Seeing the stubs allows you to establish the appropriate fluence for the patient, which should be set at a level that causes most of the stubs to visibly singe;
- Seeing the stubs allows you to target the areas with actual follicles, rather than wasting time delivering pulses on the skin in between follicles; and
- Seeing the hairs that DON’T singe enables the clinician to perform a second pass of 1 or 2 pulses per hair that DID NOT respond, to enhance total clearance per session.
How many treatments are required?
How often should treatments be completed?
- For Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), also known as razor bumps, is a skin condition that causes ingrown hairs and bumps, it is recommended that one treatment be completed every 2 to 3 weeks.
- For Laser Hair Removal (LHR), it is recommended that one treatment be completed every 4 to 8 weeks depending on the area being treated.
Is it permanent? Or do the hairs grow back?
Do the hairs fall out? If so, when?
Is it painful?
No, there is just a mild, very tolerable sensation of heat. This is one of the key technical breakthroughs of Aerolase technology. The Neo Elite has set a new standard for virtually pain- free treatment, even on darker skin types, thanks to MicroPulse-1064 technology. This unique benefit saves time, cost, and mess by eliminating gels and sprays required by other lasers that cool the skin during treatment.
Please note that if the patient’s hair is longer than 3mm, there is a possibility that they will experience more discomfort.
Can it be used on dark skin?
Can it be used on Blonde or Gray hair?
How does this treatment work on PFB (Ingrown Hair)?
Contraindications (Patients that should not be treated)
- Those who are pregnant
- Those who are sunburned or have irritated skin in the sites to be treated
- Those who are exhibiting unidentified skin conditions in the sites to be treated
- Those who have healed poorly after other types of laser treatments
- Patients prone to skin discoloration
- Patients who are taking photosensitizing medication, such as Accutane, should consider discontinuing the medication 6 months before treatment
- Patients who are taking topical Retin-A, patients should wait 2 weeks before treatment
- Don’t apply laser energy to any raised lesions, aside from purely red ones i.e. angiomas; other lesions should first be checked by a dermatologist
- Some patients will not respond as well as others, and one factor is hair color. Some hairs don’t contain enough melanin to absorb the necessary energy to destroy or damage a follicle, and this is often the case with a light-colored hair (i.e., blonde, gray, red). Another common factor as to why a patient may not respond well is strong hair regrowth caused by hormonal imbalance, including PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome).
Patients who are sunburned should wait until the burn subsides. Herpes Simplex Labialis (fever blisters) can be activated by laser treatment, especially on the upper lip, and patients with a tendency for fever blistering can be started on antiviral medication before treatment.
